
NoTE.—"The evangelist John informs us,
that one of the disciples was Andrew, the
brother of Simon Peter; and it is con-
jectured, from his silence, that himself
was the other; for it is remarkable, that
in his writings he studiously concealed his
own name."—Fleetwood,
Life of Christ
(New Haven, 1832), p. 72.
2.
What did Andrew immediately
do? What revealing name did Jesus
apply to Simon? John 1:41, 42.
Nora.—The Revised Standard Version of
these verses reads: "He first found his
brother Simon, and said to him, 'We have
found the Messiah' (which means Christ).
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at
him, and said, 'So you are Simon the son
of john ;You shall be called
-
Cephas'
(which means Peter [rock])."
"The eyeof Christ rested upon him, read-
ing his character and his life history. His
impulsive '*nature, his loving, sympathetic
heart, his 'ambition and self-confidence, the
history of his fall, his repentance, his la-
bors, and his martyr death,—the Saviour
read it
all."--The Desire of Ages,
page 139.
3.
Who next heard the call to disci-
pleship, and what' was his first act?
John 1:43-46.
NOTE.—"There was but one answer to
this—that which Philip, made, which Jesus
had. Made to Andrew. and John, and which
hai ever since been the best answer to all
Christian inquiry: `CoMe and see.' "—Al-
fred Edersheim
' The Life and, Times of Je-
sus the Messiah, vol.
1, pp. 349, 350.
4.
What were Christ's words of
greeting and Nathanael's words of
faith? What greater evidence did Je-
sus promise? John 1:47-51.
NOTE.—"These examples should teach us
the importance of personal effort, of mak-
ing direct appeals to our kindred, friends,
and neighbors. There are those who for • a
lifetime have professed to be acquainted
with Christ, yet who have never made a
personal effort to bring even one soul to
the Saviour. . ... Many have gone down
to ruin who might have been saved if
their neighbors, common men and women,
had put forth personal effort for them.
Many are waiting to be personally ad-
dressed. In the very family, the neighbor-
hood, the town, where we live, there is
work for us to do as missionaries for
Christ."—The
Desire of Ages,
page 141.
The First Miracle
5.
What occasion furnished Jesus
opportunity to come close to the peo-
ple socially? John 2:1, 2.
NOTE.—"Jesus reproved self-indulgence
in all its forms, yet He was social in His
nature. He accepted the hospitality of all
classes, visiting the homes of the rich and
the poor, the learned and the ignorant,
and seeking to elevate their thoughts from
questions of commonplace life to those
things that are spiritual and eternal. He
gave no license to dissipation, and no
shadow of worldly levity marked His con-
duct; yet He found pleasure in scenes of
innocent happiness, and by His presence
sanctioned the social gathering. A Jewish
marriage was an impressive occasion, and
its joy was not displeasing to the Son of
man. By attending this feast, Jesus hon-
ored marriage as a divine institution."—
The Desire of Ages,
pages 150, 151.
6.
What suggestion did Mary make
to Jesus when the wine unexpectedly
gave
out? How did Jesus reply and
why? John 2:3, 4.,
NcrrE.—"The words at first sound harsh,
and almost repellent in their roughness and
brevity; but that is the fault partly of our
version, partly of our associations...
The address 'Woman' . . . was so respect-
ful that it might be, and was, addressed to
the queenliest, and so gentle that it might
be, and was, addressed at the tenderest mo-
ments to the most fondly loved."—F. W.
Farrar,
The Life of Christ,
1887 ed.,-'p.
77 (ch. 11). Compare John 19:26.